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Promoting FAFSA Completion over the Summer Months

July 02, 2024
This message is being posted on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education.  The U.S. Department of Education would like to spread awareness about this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The staff at the Department are hoping that Federal depository libraries can help provide promotional support over the summer months to remind students and… Read More

CGP Monthly Maintenance: July 2024

July 02, 2024
The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), including GPO’s MetaLib, will undergo routine maintenance. Start Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Thursday, July 4, 2024, 6:00 a.m. (EDT) During this maintenance period, you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

New GitHub Collection of CGP Records for Updating Databases

June 25, 2024
GPO’s Library Technical Services (LTS) has posted a new GitHub collection of 226 records for updating databases in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). The Updating Databases Collection is part of the CGP on GitHub repository. The databases provide access to publications, statistics, journal articles, and other types of information. Due to the different… Read More

FDLP.gov Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

June 24, 2024
FDLP.gov will undergo routine maintenance this week. Start Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 3:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 6:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours During this time, no content will be updated, and you may experience brief, intermittent downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience and… Read More

FDLP eXchange Scheduled Maintenance: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

June 24, 2024
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is performing scheduled maintenance on the FDLP eXchange. Start Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 5:00 p.m. (EDT) End Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Total Duration: 3 hours The site should be accessible during maintenance, but certain functions may not be available. During this period, users are advised… Read More

New GovInfo Feature Article for Pride Month

June 13, 2024
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is a new GovInfo Feature Article about the history of Pride Month. It highlights legislation relating to the LGBTQIA+ community available in GovInfo, along with additional U.S. Government resources. For questions or comments, contact us at askGPO.  Read More

New Electronic Titles for May 2024

June 12, 2024
New Electronic Titles (NET) are now available for May 2024. These files are accessible from the New Titles section of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). Read More

End of Term Presidential Web Archive 2024

June 10, 2024
Would you like to help preserve Federal Government web content for future generations? Submit your favorite Federal Government website or Federal social media account through the End of Term Presidential Web Archive 2024 project. The Library of Congress, University of North Texas Libraries, Internet Archive, Stanford University Libraries, National Archives and Records… Read More

Special Selection Offers: Military Medicine & Army Corps – By Request Only

June 07, 2024
GPO has acquired copies of two publications for distribution as Special Selection Offers: Implementing ingenious solutions: a history of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1983–2023 Solid as stone: the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1974-2021 Combat medic specialist fieldcraft, Part 1: Limited… Read More